What are press brake axis

When talking about press brake, we can always hear X,Y,R,C axis, whereas such made certain buyers confused. Different axis represents different role and direction of motion. Today we're going to talk about it in detail.

What are press brake axis?

The axis of the bending machine is used to control the back gauge and gliding block.

How many axis does a press brake have?

The CNC press brake usually has these kinds of collocation:

Figure 1   Different axis collocation

Corresponding characteristics and functions of each axis

Figure 2   Functions of each axis

Figure 3   X-axis diagram

Figure 4  X-axis R-axis diagram